In the past I have referred to this amplifier in the reviews of other components, but only recently did I realize that I had never written a review of the 150A. Oh, Dave I'm really sorry. But being the gentleman that Dave Belles is, he never called or complained about my indiscretion, he just went about his business as usual.

It was the review of the JPS Grey Power Cord. I had been using the 150A and the Coda 10A, and my results with both amps had been good, but it wasn't until I started using the

JPS with the 150A that I knew how well either component was

truly capable of performing. I ended up using the JPS power

cord with the 150A power amp driving the Merlin VSM, and the

results, my friend, were wonderful... absolutely wonderful.

The 150A has a power output of 124 wpc at 8 Ohms and 225

wpc into 4 Ohms. Damping factor is 200, and the input impedance is 100,000 Ohms. The 150A weighs 33 lbs., and its dimensions are 6.26" high, 17" wide and 13" deep. The 150A

utilizes Hitachi MOSFET output devices (four per channel). It measured just slightly better with the AC polarity reversed, it also sounded best with the AC reversed.

The 150A has an unassuming appearance looking rather like the prototypical power amp of the 1980's... black rectangular chassis, heat sinks on the sides, power button on the front, one set of speaker terminals.

Nothing fancy to look at, and if you are into ego audio, look somewhere